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RIDAY,AUGUST 17, 2012 MADISON COUNTY FOOTBALL PREVIEWRichmond Register 11INDIANSContinued from page 3The Indians have plenty of playmakersin the backfield and also atreceiver.In his first full season with theteam, senior Dominique Hawkins wasnothing less than spectacular. Herushed for 1,167 yards and 12touchdowns and also had 10 TDreceptions.Jamez Chenault, last year’s second-leadingrusher, has been movedto linebacker full-time. Junior CalebMcClug has taken over as the starterat fullback, while Jonathan Tye will getplenty of carries along with BrandonNorthern and Fair.“Our running back position isgoing to be one of our strengths,”Browne said.The Indians don’t have muchdepth at wide receiver, but they havesome skilled players at the position.Bosley, a senior, had just 17receptions and two touchdowns lastseason, but he is posed to have abreakout year.“Ken-Jah is just one heck of afootball player and I’ve told him that,”Browne said of Bosley. “There was atime last year before the season whenhe thought about not playing andconcentrating on basketball. I talkedto him about it. I think football hasmade him a better basketball player.”Bosley had three touchdowns inthe spring game and produced severalhighlight-reel plays in last week’sscrimmage with Pulaski County.“We threw quite a bit in the offseasontogether,” Stocker said ofBosley. “So, I feel like we have goodchemistry.”Senior Cameron Hatchett hasmoved full-time to receiver and hasthe potential to be a playmaker.Senior Jimmy Curry and tight endSam Jones will also be asked to helpthe Indians stretch the field with thepassing attack.The Indians have a big, talentedoffensive line that features five seniorstarters — Taylor Nunley, ChrisWalters, Tyler McKinley, ChristianCarter and Matt Brooks.“We’ve got five seniors starting upfront, which is always good,” Brownesaid. “Our offensive line is muchimproved from last year. We are somuch stronger.”Nunely will also start on thedefensive line, along with BrandonParks and Paul Couch. Parks, a 6-foot-3, 250-pound senior, had 47tackles and three sacks.He attended camps at theUniversity of Kentucky and theUniversity of Tennessee this summerand was also invited to a developmentalcamp hosted by theIndianapolis Colts.“He’s a man-child,” Browne said.Fair and Chenault will start at theoutside linebacker position, helpingthe Indians improve a position thatwas a liability at times last season.“That was one of our weaknesseslast year,” Browne said. “This year, itsgoing to be one of our strengths.”Chenault had 114 rush attemptslast season and team-leading 917yards rushing in 2010.“It’s different,” Chenault said ofmoving to linebacker. “I had to learnthe defense. I hadn’t played linebackersince my sophomore year. Ilike it. I think our defense is going bepretty good.”Senior Austin Coyle is still recoveringfrom a serious auto accident,but will see plenty of snaps at linebacker,along with Clay Jordan,Donald Lopez and Blake Broaddus.Hawkins and Bosley will also startat cornerback and senior JimmyCurry will start at safety.“That’s two pretty good lock-downcorners.”Curry had four interceptions inone junior varsity game last season.Senior Daniel Guy will also see timeat safety.Ben Durham is back to handlethe kicking duties. The junior attendedkick camps this summer andshould add some stability to a kickinggame that was shaky at best lastseason.Central hasn’t won a playoff gamesince 2008, and breaking that run ofpostseason losses is a top priority forthis senior-laiden group.But, they don’t seem interested injust getting past the first round.“We are not looking ahead, wejust feel like we can beat undefeatedin the regular season and that’s ourgoal,” Browne said.“If you can go 10-0, then you can go 15-0, right?”